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What is the verb for conference?

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confer
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To compare. [16th–18th c.]
  2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]
  4. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
  5. (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute; to conduce. [16th–18th c.]
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The Maritime Commission and the Navy will confer as to whether the vessels justify the expenditure of maintaining.”
      “The king would confer with his advisors, deciding if his policies would be effective or not.”
      “The French government will confer the award to the legendary actor at the 42nd Kolkata Book Fair.”
conference
  1. (transitive) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
conferring
conferences
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conference
confers
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He says in public what other MPs say in private, which confers upon him a kind of immunity.”
      “The lower oil content of the fruit flesh confers a slightly watery, almost sweet taste not found in the other two botanical races.”
      “Government employment is coveted for the job security it offers and the prestige it confers.”
conferreth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of confer
conferenced
  1. simple past tense and past participle of conference
  2. Examples:
    1. “Schumer called Trumka and Donohue separately, then conferenced them into the same call.”
      “The Haggler conferenced in Mr. Krishnan, who is 21 and about to start teaching high school chemistry through Teach for America.”
      “There has probably never been a disease that has been more talked up, more studied, more thought about, and more conferenced about.”
conferrest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of confer
conferred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of confer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “That is contrary to the statute which has conferred upon it the power of rehearing and the duty to rehear and redetermine these cases.”
      “They conferred in Arabic for the right English words, and also taught me a few Arabic phrases.”
      “Left-handedness may have conferred prehistoric man advantages, such as in combat, say the researchers.”
conferencing
  1. present participle of conference
  2. Examples:
    1. “Their video conferencing unit enables students to participate in off-campus lectures and seminars.”
      “This evolution became particularly clear when fathers began to be regularly discussed as part of infant mental health case conferencing.”
      “For traditional programs, it could mean adding chat room conferencing or online discussion centers for students on internships.”
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